Battery cover



V. JANTSCH BATTERY COVER Feb. 16, 1932.

Filed Nov. 50, 1928 i Patented Feb. 16, 1932 aiA Sitsf @Pmef Y A. VICTOR JANTSCH, or PONTIAQNICNIGAN, AssIeNONTOYELLOW TRUCK ANI; COACH MANUFACTURING COMPANY,l or PONTIAC, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION or MAINEy j .BATTERY i COVER Application le'd'November 30,1928, Serial No. 322,847.

This invention relatesto supports for kcar-V rying a storage battery or the like on afmotor vehicle andV more particularly to a protective p cover to overlie the top of'thebattery yand save it from injury and damage. i

r1`hepresent invention was 'primarily' de-V signedV for use 1n connection *with the battery mounting that Vforms the subject matter'of' r my pending application S. 11,229,113 (now mPat-ent No. 1,791,815, granted FebruaryfO, 1931,) and which as used in the past, has been located under the drivers seat beside'tli'e gasof:

line or fuel supply tank. It has'been found that an uncovered battery mounted in such is' place is subject to considerable harm partic'ularly through the carelessness of gasoline station attendants or others who replenish the`v supply oflfuel from time to time. Ordinarily, the gasolineis put into the tankV through/a 20A long hose leading from a pump, and in`moving the nozzle onvthe end of the hose'to and, from the filler opening or'spout of thetank,

`s provide a simple and inexpensivel structureV that can be readily and easily applied to the regular battery mounting, either as vnew equipment on existing vehicles or as standard equipment on new cars, any change in the design of the standard construction, and which will effectively protect the battery from injury.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following specification when taken in connection withvthe accompanying drawings, wherein Fig.,1 is a side elevation of a motor vehicle Villustrating the application of the invention'thereto; Fig. 2 is an end elevation, Fig. 3 is a side elevation; and Fig, 4C is a top plan view respectively, of the battery support vand cover forming the present subject matter. v j v Y Referring to the preferred but not necessarily the only embodiment of the invention 60 as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, v-

withoutv necessitating the character'indicates the chassis frame ofa f motor vehicle and 2 the drivers seat, beneath whichxis located thezstorage battery 5 andthe gasoline tank 3, havinga closure cap over its liller opening or spout. The battery 5 is sup-v ported ina U-shaped member having `upstanding side portions Z-f-S and a base por-V tion 9 which is bolted down to the chassis frame 1. `Blocks 10 of cushioning material, such as rubber, are7preferablyinterposed between the frame andbase 9for` the purpose of absorbing vibration and strains." it each end of the upper 'portion of the plates 7 and 8' i there is provided an out turned ear 11 extending substantially at an angle of 450 and which is secured by -a bolt 12 having a wing nut 13 thereon to asimilar ear 14 formed at opposite ends ofv a pair of straps'l. The sidemembers 7 and 8 and 4end membersY 15v constitute in eecta'rectangular frame, within which is inserted the battery and which is contractible and eXpansible upon adjustment ofthe 'lol wing nuts kat each corner of the framev to per# s mit removal" and replacement of abattery in the support. The contraction of thejframe` effects" a firm'Z clamping of the batterytherein by the Contact of the frame parts withth'e vertical wallsofthe-battery, and the clamp'- ing'actioni'is distributed over a large area,'-

whereby' localization of the `clamping effort, which might tend to'place unduestrain on the :battery case 'and causeits distortion is pre.-v

veiited.Y V Thestructure thus far described is fully set forth'and'disclosed in my pending f application S.' 229,113 beforementioned,

I The presentV invention contemplates the addition of a cover for thetop of the battery consisting of acover plate proper, indicatedV by the numeral 17., which has 'ai dependent marginal flange-'18, vandja pair of vend' Vplates `19an'd 2O which, ifdesired, may be subst'anV tiallduplicates Lolf/ each other for the purpose of economyf ingma'nufact ure.` The 'end platev 19 providedfat-each sidewith a diagonal' winger? ear' 2`1whichuis. to be secured: by ja "corner'bolt12 between an'ear v11 and' anear 111, and Vitis also providedfwithvr a'pair of legs or ar1ns122I eiitending upwardlytand having their endscurledjover or' ,:bent around to form eyes'ki23,"V At'one sideof the cover gasoline will flow off to the side.

plate 17 the dependent marginal flange 18 is also curled around to form an eye 24, and a hinge pin or pintle extends through the eyes 23 and 24 to provide a hinge joint about which the cover 17 maybe swung. The end plate 20 is likewise formed with wings 27 by which the plate is mounted between the ears 11 and 14 by the bolt 12, and its upper end is also curled over as at 28 to forman eye, overjwhich Acurled eye, tlleflange 18 of the cover 17 rides when the cover is moved to closed position. The end plates 19 and 2O preferably have a certain degree of'- inherent resiliency or spring and they are so arranged that when the cover is moved to closed position, theywill be rsprung inwardly or towardseach other'andjtheir outward tensionwill maintain a tightfrictional contact between the curled overportion 28 and flange 18 to thereby hold the cover 1n its closed` position. The vcover plate 17 is preferably given a slight convexvor dome shape so as to provide inclined surfaces in all directions, whereby any liquid such as spilled It will ybe obvious that the cover herein described eliminates any possibilities of damage to the top of the battery, either by negligent handling ofthe nozzle on the end `of the hose or bythe accidental dropping of liquid or some object on the battery. The

cover may be readily swungto open position to permit inspection of the battery and replacement of evaporated Water in the indi-v vidual4 cells or the removal and replacement o f the battery `upon the proper adjustment ofthe several wing nuts 12. As will'be evident the addition of the cover to the regular battery support will merely necessitatethe removal of the adjustment bolts 4and their subsequent replacement with the end plates 19 and 20 inserted in proper position.

I claim: Y n 1. A cover for use in conjunction with a fbat-tery mounting wherein side and end members Yform a frame to receive the battery and each member has outturned ears at its ends, the adjacent ears of said members having an adjustable element extendingv therethru by means of which the frame is contractible into clamping contact with the walls of the battery, comprising a ypair' of upstanding plates, each havingoutturned ears interposed between adjacent ears of said side and end members andv held in place by the adjustable element connecting said ears, and both plates having their upper portions curled kover to 2. A cover for use in conjunction with a battery mounting wherein side and end members form a frame to receive the battery and each member has outturned ears at its ends, the adjacent ears of said members having an adjustable element extending therethru by means of `which the frame isr contractible into clamping contact with the walls of the battery, comprising a pair of upstanding plates, each having' outturned ears interposed 'between adjacent ears of said side and end members and held in place by the adjustable elementconnecting said ears, and a covering elementremovably carried by said plates over thetop' of the battery.

V3. A cover for use in conjunction with a battery mounting. wherein side and end members form a frame toreceive the battery'and each member has outturned ears at its ends, the adjacent ears of said members having an adjustable element extending therethru by means of which the frame is contracti'ble into clamping contact with the walls vof the bat,- tery, comprising a pair of upstanding plat-es atopposite ends of the frame, each having portions thereof secured at the ears .by the adjustable element, vand a cover positioned by said plates over the top of the battery.

e. A cover for use in conjunction with a battery mounting wherein side and end members form a frame to receive thebattery and each member has outturned ears `at its ends, the adjacent ears of said members having an adjustable element extending therethru by means of which the frame is contractible into clamping contact with the walls of the battery, comprising an upstandingy plate having a portion thereof for attachment at a setcf adjacent ears bythe adjustable element, and a cover carried by the plate over the top of the battery.

. In testimony-whereof I aiiX ymy signature. i VICTOR JANTSCH.

form eyes, a cover plate adaptedto overlie the battery and having a dependentl margi nal flange, one portion of which is adapted forfrictional contact with theeye of one of said plates and another portion of which is curled over to form an eye, and a hinge pin projecting thru the last .mentioned eye .and e theeye (ofthe other said plates. 

